Improvement in shaft-tugs



F. EGLINGTON Shaft-Tug.

No. 206,307. Patented July 23, 1878.

N PETERS, PNOTDLITHOGRAPMER, WASHINGTON n c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND EGLINGTON, OF \VALSALL, ENGLAND.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHAFT-TUGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 206,307, dated July 23,1878; application filed June 20, 1878; patented in England, May 17,1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND EGLING- TON, of lValsall, in the county ofStafford, England, have invented new and useful Improvements in theConstruction of Shaft-Tu gs, of which the following is a specification:

This invention consists in improvements in the construction of that partof the harness of horses and other draft-animals which is technicallyknown as shaft-tugs, and is of such a nature as to allow of the horse orother animal being released from any vehicle to which it is attachedwithout the necessity of drawing the said tugs off their respectiveshafts.

It will be seen that the employment of this invention is especiallyuseful in the event of horses falling down, in which case they can beimmediately detached from the vehicle, notwithstanding any strain thatmay be put on the harness by reason of the weight of the horse.

The shape of the main portion of the tugs is similar in appearance tothat of tugs as ordinarily constructed. The body, which forms the loopthrough which the shaft passes, is' formed in two portions, which arehinged or pivoted together, such hinge being at the lower part of thetug. That portion which is outside when in use has a buckle looselypivoted at the upper part thereof, below which is a small fixed stud. Itis also provided with one or more small metal loops, so fixed as toadmit of being moved on their respective pins as 011 pivots. A strap isattached to the disengaged end of that portion of the tug which is nextthe horse, and is provided with a perforation for the admission of thebefore-mentioned fixed stud, and with a series of perforations at theend for the annexation and adjustment of the belly-band.

then in use the said strap is passed through the lower part of thebuckle, below the ton guebar, and through the movable loops, until thefixed stud enters the perforation before mentioned, when the said inovable loops are pressed down on the strap, which is thus firmly helduntil it is desired to release the same. The loops are then moved totheir normal positions, and the strap is easily drawn through, as willbe well understood. The back-band is secured to the buckle and thebelly-band to the end of the strap.

The body of the tug is formed of metal, which is, by preference, coveredwith leather.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a shafttugconstructed in accordance with this invention, and having the strap disengaged. Fig. 2 is a front view of a tug, show ing the strap secured andFig. 3 is a side view of the same.

The same letters of reference refer to like parts in the severalfigures.

A and B are the two portions forming the body of the tug, and O thehinge connecting the same. 1) is the buckle. d is the small fixed stud;0 0, the small metal loops, and F is the strap.

I claim as my invention- The combination, in a shafttug constructed intwo parts, A B, hinged together at O, of the strap F, buckle 1),stationary lug d, and hinged loops 0, constructed and arrangedsubstantially as described.

FEED INAXD EG LING TON.

Vitnesses:

S. lUnMAN SMITH,

Solicitor, Walsall. EDWARD H. EGLINGTON,

Park Street, lValsaU.

